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Jesse Jackson Jr. faces tough primary against Halvorson

Jesse Jackson Jr. has had a bad couple of years. How bad? Voters in the Democratic primary in the 2nd Congressional District are about to tell him. Nobody is predicting defeat for the incumbent congressman, who first was elected to the office in 1995 and has picked up 80 percent of the vote in subsequent elections. But polls show that two recent scandals — accusations that he tried to buy a Senate seat from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and allegations of an extramarital affair — have taken a toll.

LYNN SWEET on ELECTION 2012

Why Obama backed down on birth control

Lynn Sweet: Obama made an unnecessary stumble in his quest to provide health insurance covering contraception because he underestimated the reaction of the Catholic Church.

 

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Narrow win for Romney in Maine’s GOP caucuses

PORTLAND, Maine — Mitt Romney narrowly won Maine’s Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday. That gave the former Massa­chusetts governor’s campaign a much-needed boost …Read More

Eighth District won’t be Duckworth’s by default

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When Tammy Duckworth let it be known back in June that she would run for Congress from the 8th District of Illinois, a reporter asked …Read More

Mitt Romney tries to woo skeptical conservatives at conference

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Mitt Romney says he has a “severely conservative” record as he looks to win over voters who favored his rivals in recent contests. Romney tells a Read More

Santorum to conservatives: Don’t settle for Romney

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WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Rick Santorum implored conservatives Friday not to settle for Mitt Romney’s more moderate record, and to instead insist on nominating an Read More

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